Distribution and abundance of the Kittlitz's Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris in selected areas of southeastern Alaska

Marine Ornithology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-11

  Kissling, Michelle L ^a   Lukacs, Paul M ^b   Lewis, Stephen B ^a   Gende, Scott M ^c   Kuletz, Katherine J ^d   Hatch, Nicholas R ^a   Schoen, Sarah K ^a   Oehlers, Susan ^e  

^a US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

^b Colorado Division of Wildlife ^*  (United States)

^c NATIONAL PARK SERVICE   (United States)

^d U S FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE   (United States)

^e US Forest Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Abundance; At sea surveys; Brachyramphus brevirostris; Density; Kittlitz's murrelet; Southeast alaska

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; SEABIRD;

ALASKA; ICY BAY; UNITED STATES; YAKUTAT BAY;

BRACHYRAMPHUS; BRACHYRAMPHUS BREVIROSTRIS; BRACHYRAMPHUS MARMORATUS;

EID: 80052245428     PISSN: 10183337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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